Examples of strike down in a Sentence
a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional
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In that case, the Court struck down a Nebraska law that tried to criminalize teaching children a foreign language before high school.
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Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Virtually all restrictions on an athlete transferring from one college to another have been struck down.
—Ryan Swanson, Sportico.com, 8 July 2025
In notable court cases, a 1981 Arkansas law mandating this was struck down as a violation of church-state separation; the Supreme Court struck down a similar Louisiana law in 1987.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 8 July 2025
And almost certainly would be struck down in court.
—Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
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Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Virtually all restrictions on an athlete transferring from one college to another have been struck down.
—Ryan Swanson, Sportico.com, 8 July 2025
In notable court cases, a 1981 Arkansas law mandating this was struck down as a violation of church-state separation; the Supreme Court struck down a similar Louisiana law in 1987.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 8 July 2025
And almost certainly would be struck down in court.
—Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
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“Strike down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20down. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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